The article discusses a narrative that mirrors the dystopian elements of Douglas Coupland's 'Microserfs', focusing on a former ambassador's experiences at Facebook. She reflects on her initial idealism that is quickly shattered upon witnessing neglect towards a colleague in distress. The narrative tracks Mark Zuckerberg's evolving role from a nervous tech mogul to a powerful player in global politics, illustrating his interactions with world leaders and controversial decisions, such as Facebook's complicity in political manipulation and human rights abuses, ultimately revealing a troubling corporate ethos.
These people, she decides, just didn't give a fuck. Mark Zuckerberg's first meeting with a head of state... He was sweaty and nervous, but slowly acquires a taste for the limelight.
Zuckerberg's speeches in 2017 sounded like what a kid thinks a president sounds like. One goes: The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and we must rise with the occasion.
In an effort to do business in China, his company has been offering the Chinese Communist party a white-glove service, and a genocide has occurred in Myanmar following a flood of false anti-Muslim stories posted on Facebook.
She's narrating her youthful idealism when she arrives at Facebook to work on global affairs, but her experiences shatter that naive perception.
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